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Coach DeMalade is an Honor Graduate from Ocean Springs High School. He would receive a 3 ½ year Army ROTC scholarship from the University of Southern Mississippi where he would receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science. After he graduated from USM, he received his Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army and branched as a Signal Corps Officer.  He would serve his country for 23 years in various assignments within Armor, Field Artillery, Signal and Special Forces units. During his career he attended Florida Tech and receive a Master of Science Degree in Operations Research (Math and Computer intensive degree). He spent his last couple of years as the Professor of Military Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology followed by his last assignment at Fort Leavenworth Kansas working on a Cyber warfare task force for the US Army.

Coach DeMalade has coached a variety of sports during his military career from adolescent to adult team sports.  The following is a list of sports he has coached: Adult sports teams Softball and Flag Football,  Adolescent sports teams, baseball, soccer, and football.

Coach DeMalade is married to his college sweetheart, the former Renita Ponder of Mendenhall Mississippi and they just celebrated their 28th Wedding Anniversary in May of 2016. Together, they have two children. Zach is a Senior at MIZZOU with a Lab puppy dog named "Poot",  Lauren is a 10th grader at Waynesville High School.  They have three cats (Bandit, Rocketdog, and Buttercup) and live in Devils Elbow Missouri.


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